Chidamide Combination With R-mini CHOP Followed by Chidamide+CD20 Maintenance in Elderly Newly Diagnosed MYC/BCL2+ DLBCL

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age70+
SponsorOu Bai, MD/PHD

About this trial

Efficacy and safety of chidamide in combination with the R-mini CHOP regimen, followed by chidamide plus CD20 monoclonal antibody as maintenance therapy, in elderly patients with newly diagnosed MYC/BCL2 double-expressor DLBCL.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 70 years;

No prior treatment for DLBCL;

Histopathologically confirmed diagnosis (all of the following conditions must be met simultaneously): ① Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (DLBCL, NOS), and CD20-positive; ② "MYC/BCL2 double-expressor": Immunohistochemistry (IHC) per WHO criteria: MYC ≥ 40%, and BCL2 ≥ 50%; ③ Non-"double-hit" or "triple-hit" lymphoma;

At least one 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG)-avid lesion on positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) according to the 2014 Lugano classification for Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma;

Disqualifiers

Central nervous system (CNS) involvement;

Transformed lymphoma, i.e., lymphoma transformed from other lymphoma types such as follicular lymphoma, marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, or chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma; specific subtypes of DLBCL (e.g., primary CNS DLBCL, etc.);

Uncontrolled cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases, coagulation disorders, autoimmune diseases, or severe infectious diseases;

History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to humanized or murine monoclonal antibodies, or known sensitivity or allergic reactions to murine products; contraindications to any component of the CHOP regimen or chidamide;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Chidamide
  • Rituximab
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Doxorubicin
  • Vincristine
  • Prednisone
  • Chidamide + Rituximab maintenance

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Ou Bai, MD/PHD

Lead sponsor

The First Hospital of Jilin University

Sponsor institution